Energy dissipating hybrid control for impulsive dynamical systems

A novel class of fixed-order, energy-based hybrid controllers is proposed as a means for achieving enhanced energy dissipation in nonsmooth Euler–Lagrange, hybrid port-controlled Hamiltonian, and lossless impulsive dynamical systems. These dynamic controllers combine a logical switching architecture with hybrid dynamics to guarantee that the system plant energy is strictly decreasing across switchings. The general framework leads to hybrid closed-loop systems described by impulsive differential equations. Special cases of energy-based hybrid controllers involving state-dependent switching are described, and an illustrative numerical example is given to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.     

Decentralized Adaptive Robust State Feedback for Uncertain Large-Scale Interconnected Systems with Time Delays

The problem of the decentralized robust control is considered for a class of large-scale time-varying systems withdelayed state perturbations and external disturbances in the interconnections. Here, the upper bounds of the delayed stateperturbations and external disturbances in the interconnections are assumed to be unknown. Adaptation laws areproposed to estimate such unknown bounds; by making use of the updated values of the unknown bounds, decentralized linear and nonlinear memoryless robust state feedback controllers are constructed. Based on Lyapunov stability theoryand Lyapunov–Krasovskii functionals, as well as employing the proposed decentralized nonlinear robust state feedback controllers, it is shown that the solutions of the resulting adaptive closed-loop large-scale time-delay system can be guaranteed to be uniformly bounded and that the states converge uniformly and asymptotically to zero. It is also shown that the proposed decentralized linear robust state feedback controllers can guarantee the uniform ultimate boundedness of the resulting adaptive closed-loop large-scale time-delay system. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Online optimization of LTI systems under persistent attacks: Stability,tracking, and robustness

We study the stability properties of a closed-loop system composed of a dynamical plant and a feedback controller, the latter generating control signals that can be compromised by a malicious attacker. We consider two classes of feedback controllers: a static output-feedback controller, and a dynamical gradient-flow controller that seeks to steer the output of the plant towards the solution of a convex optimization problem. In both cases, we analyze the stability properties of the closed-loop system under a class of switching attacks that persistently modify the control inputs generated by the controllers. Our stability analysis leverages the framework of hybrid dynamical systems, Lyapunov-based arguments for switching systems with unstable modes, and singular perturbation theory. Our results reveal that, under a suitable time-scale separation between plant and controllers, the stability of the interconnected system can be preserved when the attack occurs with “sufficiently low frequency” in any bounded time interval. We present simulation results in a power-grid example that corroborate the technical findings.     

Control vector Lyapunov functions for large-scale impulsive dynamical systems

Vector Lyapunov theory has been developed to weaken the hypothesis of standard Lyapunov theory in order to enlarge the class of Lyapunov functions that can be used for analyzing system stability. In this paper, we provide generalizations to the recent extensions of vector Lyapunov theory for continuous-time systems to address stability and control design of impulsive dynamical systems via vector Lyapunov functions. Specifically, we provide a generalized comparison principle involving hybrid comparison dynamics that are dependent on the comparison system states as well as the nonlinear impulsive dynamical system states. Furthermore, we develop stability results for impulsive dynamical systems that involve vector Lyapunov functions and hybrid comparison inequalities. Based on these results, we show that partial stability for state-dependent impulsive dynamical systems can be addressed via vector Lyapunov functions. Furthermore, we extend the recently developed notion of control vector Lyapunov functions to impulsive dynamical systems. Using control vector Lyapunov functions, we construct a universal hybrid decentralized feedback stabilizer for a decentralized affine in the control nonlinear impulsive dynamical system that possesses guaranteed gain and sector margins in each decentralized input channel. These results are then used to develop hybrid decentralized controllers for large-scale impulsive dynamical systems with robustness guarantees against full modeling and input uncertainty.     

Decentralized robust control for a class of uncertain large-scale interconnected nonlinear dynamical systems

The problem of the decentralized robust control for a class of large-scale interconnected nonlinear dynamical systems with input interconnection and external interconnection perturbations is considered. Based on the stabilizability of each nominal isolated subsystem (i.e., the isolated subsystem in the absence of interconnection perturbations), a class of decentralized local state feedback controllers is proposed, and some sufficient conditions are derived by making use of the Lyapunov stability criterion such that uncertain large-scale interconnected systems can be stabilized asymptotically by these decentralized state feedback controllers. For large-scale systems with only input interconnection perturbations, such decentralized controllers become a class of decentralized stabilizing state feedback controllers. That is, the decentralized stability of such large-scale systems can be guaranteed always by using the decentralized state feedback controllers proposed in the paper. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized controllers design for open-channel hydraulic systems via eigenstructure assignment

In this paper, we propose the design of both a proportional (P) and a proportional integral (PI) decentralized controller for open-channel hydraulic systems by assigning the closed-loop eigenstructure. The system dynamic is described by a linear, time-invariant model deduced from the Saint-Venant equations. A constant-volume control law is designed, satisfying the requirement of decentralization, typical of large-scale systems like the hydraulic one herein examined. The synthesis procedure followed in this paper allows us to derive a parametric expression for the set of feedback gains of decentralized controllers which achieve the desired eigenvalue assignment. The free parameters in this parametric expression can be used to assign eigenvectors as close to the desired ones as possible, while achieving the required eigenvalue assignment.     

Decentralized iterative learning control for a class of large scale interconnected dynamical systems

The problem of decentralized iterative learning control for a class of large scale interconnected dynamical systems is considered. In this paper, it is assumed that the considered large scale dynamical systems are linear time-varying, and the interconnections between each subsystem are unknown. For such a class of uncertain large scale interconnected dynamical systems, a method is presented whereby a class of decentralized local iterative learning control schemes is constructed. It is also shown that under some given conditions, the constructed decentralized local iterative learning controllers can guarantee the asymptotic convergence of the local output error between the given desired local output and the actual local output of each subsystem through the iterative learning process. Finally, as a numerical example, the system coupled by two inverted pendulums is given to illustrate the application of the proposed decentralized iterative learning control schemes.     

Decentralized Adaptive Robust Tracking and Model Following for Large-Scale Systems Including Delayed State Perturbations in the Interconnections

The problem of decentralized robust tracking and model following is considered for a class of uncertain large-scale systems including delayed state perturbations in the interconnections. In this paper, it is assumed that the upper bounds of the delayed state perturbations, uncertainties, and external disturbances are unknown. A modified adaptation law with σ-modification is introduced to estimate such unknown bounds, and on the basis of the updated values of these unknown bounds, a class of decentralized local memoryless state feedback controllers is constructed for robust tracking of dynamical signals. The proposed decentralized adaptive robust tracking controllers can guarantee that the tracking errors between each time-delay subsystem and the corresponding local reference model without time-delay decrease uniformly asymptotically to zero. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized Robust Tracking and Model Following for Uncertain Large-Scale Interconnected Systems

The problem of the decentralized robust tracking and model following is considered for a class of large-scale interconnected systems with uncertainties. A class of continuous (nonlinear) decentralized state feedback controllers is proposed. The proposed robust decentralized controllers can guarantee that the tracking errors between each subsystem and the local reference model decrease to zero asymptotically. Finally, an illustrative example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

Decentralized Stabilizing State Feedback Controllers for a Class of Large-Scale Systems Including State Delays in the Interconnections

The problem of the decentralized stabilization of a class of large-scale nonlinear and linear systems including time-varying delays in the interconnections is considered. By combining the Razumikhin-type theorem with the Lyapunov stability theory, we propose a class of decentralized state feedback controllers which can guarantee always some type of stability of large-scale time-delay systems. In this paper, we assume that the time-varying delays are continuous and bounded nonnegative functions. Furthermore, since the proposed decentralized state feedback controllers are independent of the delays, the results obtained in this paper are applicable to systems without exact knowledge of the delays, i.e., systems with perturbed delays. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of the results.     

基于LMI的时滞关联模糊大系统的分散镇定

讨论了具有时滞关联的连续时间模糊大系统的分散镇定问题 ,基于李亚普诺夫稳定性理论及大系统分散控制理论 ,给出了保证该时滞模糊大系统闭环渐近稳定的 LMI形式的充分条件 .满足这些充分条件的分散化并行分布补偿 ( DPDC)控制器参数可通过 MATLAB的 LMI工具箱有效的对其进行求取 .     

基于输出反馈的一类非线性不确定互联大系统的分散H∞控制

本文研究基于输出反馈的一类大型互联非线性不确定系统的分散H∞控制问题,通过构造每个子系统收敛的状态观测器,得到分散输出反馈控制器.当反馈控制律作用于该系统时,无扰动输入的闭环系统是全局渐近稳定的,而对允许的不确定性,干扰抑制的大小可以任意小,且控制器的设计也无需解任何的Hamilton-Jacobi方程或不等式.     

Hybrid control for tracking of invariant manifolds

This paper presents a hybrid control method that controls to unstable equilibria of nonlinear systems by taking advantage of systems’ free dynamics. The approach uses a stable manifold tracking objective in a computationally efficient, optimization-based switching control design. Resulting nonlinear controllers are closed-loop and can be computed in real-time. Our method is validated for the cart–pendulum and the pendubot inversion problems. Results show the proposed approach conserves control effort compared to tracking the desired equilibrium directly. Moreover, the method avoids parameter tuning and reduces sensitivity to initial conditions. The resulting feedback map for the cart–pendulum has a switching structure similar to existing energy based swing-up strategies. We use the Lyapunov function from these prior works to numerically verify local stability for our feedback map. However, unlike the energy based swing-up strategies, our approach does not rely on pre-derived, system-specific switching controllers. We use hybrid optimization to automate switching control synthesis on-line for nonlinear systems.     

未知死区输入高阶关联大系统的全局稳定分散控制

针对一类具有未知非线性死区输入的高阶关联大系统,设计了一种新的分散控制方法。该方法基于模糊滑模控制原理,确保所设计的分散控制器能使各个子系统仅根据自己的信息就能确定相应的控制量,真正实现分散控制。Lyapunov稳定理论分析证明了闭环系统的全局稳定性,跟踪误差收敛到零,并且给出了全局一致终结有界的相关界。仿真结果表明了所设计方法的有效性。     

不确定关联时滞大系统的自适应分散镇定控制

针对时变的满足一定匹配条件的不确定关联时滞大系统,利用自适应界化技术,给出了设计分散镇定控制器的自适应的方法.其特点是在假设中系统不确定项是有界的,但界是未知的,且在关联项存在时变时滞的情况下证明了闭环自适应系统的渐近稳定性.最后举例说明了该方法的有效性.     

Hybrid dynamical systems with controlled discrete transitions

This invited survey focuses on a new class of systems–hybrid dynamical systems with controlled discrete transitions. A type of system behavior referred to as the controlled infinitesimal dynamics is shown to arise in systems with widely divergent dynamic structures and application domains. This type of behavior is demonstrated to give rise to a new dynamic mode in hybrid system evolution–a controlled discrete transition. Conceptual and analytical frameworks for modeling of and controller synthesis for such transitions are detailed for two systems classes: one requiring bumpless switching among controllers with different properties, and the other–exhibiting single controlled impacts and controlled impact sequences under collision with constraints. The machinery developed for the latter systems is also shown to be capable of analysing the behavior of difficult to model systems characterized by accumulation points, or Zeno-type behavior, and unique system motion extensions beyond them in the form of sliding modes along the constraint boundary. The examples considered demonstrate that dynamical systems with controlled discrete transitions constitute a general class of hybrid systems.     

Decentralized robust model reference adaptive control for interconnected time-delay systems

In this paper, the problem of decentralized robust model reference control for a class of interconnected time-delay systems is investigated. The interconnections with time-varying time delays considered are high order and the gains are not known. A class of decentralized adaptive feedback controllers are proposed, which can render the resulting closed-loop error system uniformly ultimately bounded stable. A numerical example is given to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed design techniques.     

Robust tube-based MPC of constrained piecewise affine systems with bounded additive disturbances

In this article, we propose a robust tube-based MPC formulation for a class of hybrid systems, namely autonomously switched PWA systems, with bounded additive disturbances. The term tube-based refers to those control techniques whose objective is to maintain all possible trajectories of the uncertain system inside a tube which is a set around the nominal (or reference) system trajectory, that is free from disturbances. Common methods in tube-based control systems consider an error dynamical system as the difference between the state of the nominal system and the state of the perturbed system. However, this definition of the error dynamical system leads to a complicated switched affine system for PWA systems. Therefore, we use a new notion of the reference system similar to the nominal system except that the switching between the various modes of the PWA system is driven by the state of the real system. Using this reference system instead of the nominal system leads us to an error dynamical system that can be modeled as a switched linear system. We employ a switched linear controller to stabilize this error system under arbitrary switching. This auxiliary controller forces the states of the uncertain system to remain in a tube confined to the invariant set around the state of the reference system. We add new constraints and tighten some other constraints of the nominal hybrid MPC for the reference system, in order to ensure convergence of the uncertain system and to guarantee robust exponential stability of the closed-loop system.     

Fractional terminal sliding mode control design for a class of dynamical systems with uncertainty

A novel type of control strategy combining the fractional calculus with terminal sliding mode control called fractional terminal sliding mode control is introduced for a class of dynamical systems subject to uncertainties. A fractional-order switching manifold is proposed and the corresponding control law is formulated based on the Lyapunov stability theory to guarantee the sliding condition. The proposed fractional-order terminal sliding mode controller ensures the finite time stability of the closed-loop system. Finally, numerical simulation results are presented and compared to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.